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SYNONYMS: friend, partner
almond almonds
NOUN an oval edible nut, cream in colour
almost
ADVERB very nearly • I have almost as many points as you.
SYNONYMS: just about, practically
alone
ADJECTIVE not with other people or things
along
PREPOSITION 1 moving forward • We strolled along the road.
2 from one end of something to the other • The cupboards stretched along the wall.
alongside
PREPOSITION OR ADVERB next to something • We tied our boat alongside the jetty.
aloud
ADVERB When you read aloud, you read so that people can hear you.
alphabet alphabets
NOUN all the letters used to write words in a language. The letters of an alphabet are written in a special order.
alphabetical
ADJECTIVE If something is in alphabetical order, it is arranged according to the letters of the alphabet.
alphabetically ADVERB
already
ADVERB If you have done something already, you did it earlier. • Josh has already gone to bed.
also
ADVERB in addition to something that has just been mentioned • I bought an ice cream, and I also bought a drink.
altar altars
NOUN a holy table in a church or temple
alter alters, altering, altered
VERB If something alters, or if you alter it, it changes.
alternate alternates, alternating, alternated
Said “ol-ter-nut” ADJECTIVE 1 If something happens on alternate days, it happens on one in every two days.
Said “ol-ter-nayt” VERB 2 If two things alternate, they regularly happen one after the other.
alternative alternatives
NOUN something you can do or have instead of something else • Is there an alternative to meat on the menu?
although
CONJUNCTION in spite of the fact that • He wasn’t well-known in America, although he had made a film there.
altitude altitudes
NOUN height above sea level • The mountain range reaches an altitude of 1330 metres.
altogether
ADVERB 1 completely or entirely • The car got slower, then stopped altogether.
2 in total – used of amounts • I have two cats and two dogs. That’s four pets altogether.
aluminium
NOUN a silvery-white, lightweight metal
always
ADVERB 1 all the time • He’s always late.
2 forever • I’ll always remember this day.
a.m.
a.m. is used to show times in the morning
[an abbreviation of the Latin ante meridiem meaning before noon]
am
VERB a present tense of be
amateur amateurs
NOUN someone who does something without being paid for it • He began playing football as an amateur, but now he is a professional.
amaze amazes, amazing, amazed
VERB If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
SYNONYMS: astonish, astound
amazement NOUN
amazing
ADJECTIVE If something is amazing, it is very surprising.
amazingly ADVERB
ambassador ambassadors
NOUN a person sent to a foreign country as the representative of their own government
amber
NOUN 1 a hard, yellowish-brown substance from trees, used in making jewellery
NOUN OR ADJECTIVE 2 an orange-brown colour
ambiguous
ADJECTIVE If something is ambiguous, it can have more than one meaning.
ambiguously ADVERB ambiguity NOUN
ambition ambitions
NOUN If you have an ambition to do something, you want very much to do it.
amble ambles, ambling, ambled
VERB If you amble, you walk along in a slow, relaxed way.
ambulance ambulances
NOUN a vehicle for taking sick and injured people to hospital
ambush ambushes, ambushing, ambushed
NOUN 1 a surprise attack
VERB 2 If one group of people ambushes another, they hide and lie in wait, and then make a surprise attack.
ammonia
NOUN a strong-smelling, colourless liquid or gas, often used in cleaning substances
ammunition
NOUN anything that can be fired from a gun or other weapon, for example bullets and shells
amoeba amoebas or amoebae
NOUN a tiny living organism that has only one cell. An amoeba reproduces by dividing into two.
among or amongst
PREPOSITION 1 surrounded by
2 in the company of • He was among friends.
3 between more than two • The money will be divided among seven charities.
amount amounts
NOUN how much there is of something • You need a large amount of flour for this recipe.
amphibian amphibians
NOUN a creature that lives partly on land and partly in water, for example a frog or a newt
amphibious ADJECTIVE
amplify amplifies, amplifying, amplified
VERB If you amplify a sound, you make it louder.
amplifier NOUN
amputate amputates, amputating, amputated
VERB If a surgeon amputates part of the body, such as an arm or a leg, they cut it off.
amputation NOUN
amuse amuses, amusing, amused
VERB 1 If something amuses you, you think it is funny.
2 If you amuse yourself, you find things to do that stop you from being bored.
